ACEI

The Alliance for a Competitive European Industry (ACEI) was formed in 2004 by 11 major European industry sector associations and BUSINESSEUROPE. The common objective of its Members is to promote the competitiveness of European industry on a global scale. The Alliance therefore encourages a policy and regulatory framework that supports that objective, reinforcing and complementing BUSINESSEUROPE’s work in this respect by providing a sectoral perspective. The industry sectors concerned represent the interests at EU level of some 6 000 large companies and 1.7 million SMEs with a combined output of nearly 5 trillon euros turnover and 1.3 trillion euros added value. These companies directly employ about 23 million people in the EU.

Chairman:
Theresa Presas, CEPI

Co-Chairman:
Philippe de Buck, BUSINESSEUROPE

Vice Chairman:
Adrian Harris, Orgalime

ACEI members:

• ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association
• BUSINESSEUROPE
• CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council
• CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association
• CEPI, the Confederation of European Paper Industries
• CIAA, the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU
• EURATEX, the European Apparel and Textile Organisation
• EURELECTRIC, the Union of the Electricity Industry
• EUROFER, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries
• EUROMETAUX, the European Association of Metals
• EUROPIA, the European Petroleum Industry Association
• ORGALIME, the European Engineering Industries Association

As a first public action in the footsteps of the Competitiveness Council held on 25 & 26 November 2004, the Alliance launched on 29 November 2004 a press release and a position paper calling upon European Union policy-makers and legislators to give top priority to the consistent use of impact assessments for any and all legislative proposals that will affect industry. 

Press release – Position Paper
On 10 July 2008, the Groupe des Fédérations Industrielles (GFI - France) held in Paris the first European Industry Day “Industries: an ambition for Europe” under the high Patronage of Monsieur Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the French Republic. On this occasion, The ACEI and the GFI issued a joint manifesto entitled ‘Ensuring a positive contribution to the future of Europe’ calling on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States to work together with industry in order to define clear solutions to current and future challenges.

Manifesto: English - French

Press Release (10 July 2008)
Ensuring a positive contribution to the future of Europe